diff --git a/__tests__/user_schema.test.ts b/__tests__/user_schema.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6873a39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/user_schema.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { UserSchema, UserRegistrationSchema, SavedJobSchema } from '../types/user';
+
+describe('User Authentication Schema', () => {
+  it('should validate a complete user object', () => {
+    const validUser = {
+      id: '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000',
+      email: 'test@example.com',
+      firstName: 'John',
+      lastName: 'Doe',
+      profilePictureUrl: 'https://example.com/profile.jpg',
+      emailVerified: true,
+      createdAt: new Date(),
+      updatedAt: new Date(),
+      lastLogin: new Date(),
+    };
+
+    const result = UserSchema.safeParse(validUser);
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should validate user registration', () => {
+    const validRegistration = {
+      email: 'test@example.com',
+      password: 'securePassword123!',
+      firstName: 'John',
+      lastName: 'Doe',
+    };
+
+    const result = UserRegistrationSchema.safeParse(validRegistration);
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should reject invalid email', () => {
+    const invalidUser = {
+      email: 'invalid-email',
+      password: 'short',
+    };
+
+    const result = UserRegistrationSchema.safeParse(invalidUser);
+    expect(result.success).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should validate saved job', () => {
+    const validSavedJob = {
+      id: '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000',
+      userId: '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174001',
+      jobId: 'job123',
+      savedAt: new Date(),
+    };
+
+    const result = SavedJobSchema.safeParse(validSavedJob);
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
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diff --git a/db/migrations/001_create_users_table.sql b/db/migrations/001_create_users_table.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a1506c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrations/001_create_users_table.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+-- Create users table for authentication
+CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "uuid-ossp";
+
+CREATE TABLE users (
+    id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT uuid_generate_v4(),
+    email VARCHAR(255) UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+    password_hash VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+    first_name VARCHAR(100),
+    last_name VARCHAR(100),
+    profile_picture_url TEXT,
+    email_verified BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE,
+    created_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    updated_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    last_login TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE
+);
+
+-- Create index for faster email lookup
+CREATE INDEX idx_users_email ON users(email);
+
+-- Create saved_jobs table to link with users
+CREATE TABLE saved_jobs (
+    id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT uuid_generate_v4(),
+    user_id UUID REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    job_id VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+    saved_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    UNIQUE(user_id, job_id)
+);
+
+-- Function to automatically update updated_at timestamp
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION update_modified_column()
+RETURNS TRIGGER AS $$
+BEGIN
+    NEW.updated_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP;
+    RETURN NEW;
+END;
+$$ language 'plpgsql';
+
+-- Trigger to automatically update updated_at for users table
+CREATE TRIGGER update_users_modtime
+BEFORE UPDATE ON users
+FOR EACH ROW
+EXECUTE FUNCTION update_modified_column();
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8c32a76..77fd89e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         "tailwindcss": "3.4.1",
         "tailwindcss-animate": "^1.0.6",
         "uuid": "^9.0.1",
-        "zod": "^3.21.4"
+        "zod": "^3.25.16"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/uuid": "^9.0.8",
@@ -6537,9 +6537,10 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/zod": {
-      "version": "3.22.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/-/zod-3.22.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-iC+8Io04lddc+mVqQ9AZ7OQ2MrUKGN+oIQyq1vemgt46jwCwLfhq7/pwnBnNXXXZb8VTVLKwp9EDkx+ryxIWmg==",
+      "version": "3.25.16",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/-/zod-3.25.16.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3lOav31WLa1MstEvkM0QlcsFjKmJ2TI9IFYlIVpLE3upguhaeiRfPOzqqtisS/Hetk4ri2fLLC3OtW15lS5jxQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/colinhacks"
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5f77db5..9e19363 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     "tailwindcss": "3.4.1",
     "tailwindcss-animate": "^1.0.6",
     "uuid": "^9.0.1",
-    "zod": "^3.21.4"
+    "zod": "^3.25.16"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/uuid": "^9.0.8",
diff --git a/types/user.ts b/types/user.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ea10bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/user.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { z } from 'zod';
+
+// User schema for validation
+export const UserSchema = z.object({
+  id: z.string().uuid(),
+  email: z.string().email(),
+  firstName: z.string().optional(),
+  lastName: z.string().optional(),
+  profilePictureUrl: z.string().url().optional(),
+  emailVerified: z.boolean().default(false),
+  createdAt: z.date(),
+  updatedAt: z.date(),
+  lastLogin: z.date().optional(),
+});
+
+export const UserRegistrationSchema = z.object({
+  email: z.string().email(),
+  password: z.string().min(8, 'Password must be at least 8 characters'),
+  firstName: z.string().optional(),
+  lastName: z.string().optional(),
+});
+
+export const SavedJobSchema = z.object({
+  id: z.string().uuid(),
+  userId: z.string().uuid(),
+  jobId: z.string(),
+  savedAt: z.date(),
+});
+
+export type User = z.infer<typeof UserSchema>;
+export type UserRegistration = z.infer<typeof UserRegistrationSchema>;
+export type SavedJob = z.infer<typeof SavedJobSchema>;
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